Knowledge and Perception of Rural Communities in Abuja Nigeria on Community Based Health Insurance Scheme

Abstract:

Accessing the knowledge and perception of
healthcare consumers towards community based health insurance scheme (CBHIS) is
valuable in investigating the implementation of the scheme. This study aims to
evaluate the knowledge and perception of healthcare consumers towards CBHIS
since its inception in FCT. A cross-sectional survey was used on a sample size
of 287 for this study. Data was collected through paper-based questionnaire and
analyzed through SPSS. Findings imply that there was a high level of awareness
of CBHIS among the study population but little knowledge of how the scheme is
financed. Satisfaction level was significant to household size (p<0.001).

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